Art of hanging clothes



June 21, 1932. A R RASMUSSEN-v 1,864,028

ART OF HANGING CLOTHES Filed May 28, 1931 /4 i '54 la l/w /5" 4 l6 ,6 1' Ill ,6 l9 /.9 I! 19 19 17 20 l7 Q 18 Inventor b 6 /4 7?. fiasmassen fizwmih Patented June 21, 1932 PATENT OFFICE ARNOLD It. RASMUSSEN, OF SHARON, NORTH DAKOTA ART or" HANGING CLOTHES Application filed May 28, 1931. Serial No. 540,750.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in the art of hanging clothes to dry and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a clothes holder embodying a novel construction and arrangement of parts for securing the clothes detachably to a clothes line.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a clothes line and clothes holder for detachable mounting on the line, said line and clothes holder embodying co-acting means for preventing longitudinal movement of the holder relative to the line.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a structure of the aforementioned character which will be simple in construction,

strong, durable, eflicient andreliable in use,

and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specifications, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a device in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a view in rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the device.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the reference numeral 1 designates a bar of any suitable material, preferably wood, and having an inclined or beveled upper end portion 2. Extending around the bar 1 adjacent the upper end 1 thereof is a groove 3 and said bar is further provided, on its rear or back, with a transverse channel 4 which is spaced below the groove 3. The bar 1 is still further provided, on its upper end portion and on its back with the longitudinally extending grooves 5 which extend upwardly from the channel 4 and across the bevel or inclined upper end portion 2, said grooves 5 intersecting the groove 3.

Mounted on the bar 1 and formed integrally with each other is a line engaging supporting hook designated generally by the reference numeral 7 and a clothes clamp which is designated generally by the reference numeral 8. The hook and the clamp 8 are formed fronr a single piece of resilient wire which is bent at an intermediate point upon itself, as at 9, the side portions of the bent wire extending in spaced parallelism with each other for a portion of their length. The hook 7 comprisesthe upwardly and downwardlydisposed spaced, parallel portions 10 and an outwardly curved free end portion 11. The wire spaced, parallel portions 13 which are seated in the grooves 5 which are provided in the body portion of the bar'l. The portions 13 are convoluted in opposite directions toprovide the springs 14 which are seated in the transverse channel 4 in the bar 1. The outer ends of the springs 14L merge with the downwardly directed legs 15 of the clamp 8. The

lower portions of the legs 15 of the clamp 8 f extend at an angle, as at 16. The wire, from the legs 15, and the portions 16, is then bent upwardly and forwardly, as at 17, and then upwardly and rearwa-rdly as at 18; At its ends,' the wire terminates in inturned end poreons 19 which are disposed within and secured together by a tubular sleeve 20 which is adapted for engagement in the transverse channel 21 provided therefor in the lower end 35 I portion of the front of the barl.

A staple 22 is clinchedaround the bar in the groove 3 and extends across the portions 13 of the wire for securing the hook and the clamp in position on the bar 1. A plate 23 extends between the leg portions 15 of the clamp 8 and ,haskits end portions looped around said leg'portions for mounting the plate on the clamp.

'Thevclothes line is designated by the reference numeral 24andis provided, at spaced points, with enlargements, only one of which is shown in the drawing,the same being designated by the reference numeral 25.

In use, the hook 7 is engaged over the mo clothes'line 4 with the spaced, parallel, side portions of the hook disposed on opposlte sides of the enlargement and in this manner the clothes supporting device is retained against sliding movement on the clothes line. The lower portion of the hook is restricted, thus rendering it necessary to spring the blll portion of the hook outwardly when mounting the same on the clothes line or when removing the same from the clothes line. In this manner accidental displacement from the clothes line is prevented. V

For securing the clothes to the hanger or support, the aw 8 is swung forwardly against the tension of the springs 14 by pressing on the plate 23 toward the bar 1 in a manner to swing the tubular sleeve 20 away from the lower end of the bar 1. The clothes are then inserted between the tubular sleeve at the lower end portion of the bar 1 over the free end portion of the clamp 8 after which pressure is removed from the plate 23 and the clothes are securely clamped against the bar 1 in the channel 21. The tubular sleeve 20 provides a materially greater area for contact with the clothes than would be had without said sleeve, as will be apparent. The clothes will be suspended over the portions 18 of the clamp and be partially supported therelength of resilient wire bent upon itself intermediate its ends to provide the hook, said hook comprising spaced, parallel side portions, said wire being further bent to provide parallel angular portions seated in the first named grooves, said angular portions merging with the hook portions at one end, said angular portions merging, at their other ends, with coil springs seated inthe transversechannel, securing means engaged with the wire and seatedinthe second named groove, the clothes clamp comprising leg portions mergingwith thecoil springs, said clamp further including upwardly and forwardly and then upwardly and rearwardly directed end portions said end portions terminating 1n inturned portions and a tubular sleeve mounted on the end portions.

' In testimony. whereof Iaffix my signature.

ARNOLD R. RASMUSSEN.

on, thus providing a snubbing action to 'pre- Vent tearing the sleeve 20.

Should it be desired to invert the hanger and suspend the clothes from the hook 7, this may be accomplished by engagingthe clothes of the clothes where clamped by line 24 in the angles provided by the portions 17 and 18 of the clamp against the "adjacent end of the bar 1. In this manner-the device is securely mounted on the clothes line in inverted position and the clothes may be inserted in the hooks 7 which will now be in suspended position. The lower portion of the bar 1 is of reduced thickness, as indicated at 26.

It is believed that the many advantages of a structure in accordance with this invention willbe readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be under stood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will .fall

an integral supporting hook and clothes clamp mounted onthe bar and comprising a 

